Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today - Spring 2013 ...

Re: Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today - Spring 2013 ...

Picked up the last bottle on the shelf of Glenmorangie Ealanta. Had been going back and forth on this one but a couple of strong recommendations and the fact it was the last bottle pushed me over. They had Ardbog on the shelf as well so I added it to the basket on a whim.

That yella whiskey runnin' down my throat like honey dew vine water and I took another slash…

Re: Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today - Spring 2013 ...

Re: Which Water of Life Did You Purchase Today - Spring 2013 ...

Originally Posted by TBC

Ardbeg Uigeadail, I know, i know, it's all over the place but for whatever reason, the price dropped to $55 USD, even though I already have a bottle, I couldn't turn that down. It was either that or take a chance on something else I've never tried and get burned like I did with the unimpressive Glendronach Revival.

Can't blame you, every few months I buy a 6 pack case of it because a shop I've done a lot of business with sells it to me for $50 each and I know some years down the road it'll either be gone altogether or definitely not available at that price. Surprised you didn't like the Revival, that was the first heavily Sherried Scotch I had and loved it.

As for me, I bought Ardbog today, opened it tonight and am honestly not that impressed. It's starting to seem to me like Ardbeg is just doing everything they can to dress up a ~10 year peaty scotch and they aren't all that different from one another to my taste. Let something age longer, put a age statement on it, release some single casks or something. I may have actually liked Galileo better, seemed to have more smoke on it.

C

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